MITSUBISHI Electric Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes has named an unchanged team to take on the Roosters this Sunday in the 1st Preliminary Final. Folkes has rewarded all 17 players from the Dogs team that defeated the Storm last Sunday 30-0 in the semi-finals.

THE sporting fraternity are currently in their busiest stage of the year, with some sports drawing to a close until next season, and many other sports preparing to commence for the summer. In the midst of all the commotion about how sides are going, and how sides went, spare a thought for the umpires and referees across all sports who battle hard each year for the respect they deserve. Whilst the sports themselves are more important than any one individual, one questions whether the players, spectators and governing bodies realise the seriousness of the current situation surrounding umpires and referees.